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New York State Attorney General Tish James welcomed Congregation Beth Elohim Rabbi Rachel Timoner to African-American Clergy & Elected Officials breakfast on January 3, where she helped deliver the unity prayer with Rev. Waterman. Photo courtesy of Councilmember Brad Lander.BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – Brooklyn has become one of the epicenters of anti-Semitic
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Photo courtesy of Acapulco Deli & Restaurant GREENPOINT — A Greenpoint restaurant was vandalized with swastikas and other obscene materials in December. On Sunday, December 22, two men were caught on surveillance video spray-painting the front of Acapulco Deli & Restaurant at 1116 Manhattan Avenue, a Mexican joint, cops said. In
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A previous owner, Ed Dewey, lighting a gas chandelier. Courtesy of Gage & Tollner.Gage & Tollner [https://gageandtollner.com] served the people of Downtown Brooklyn for 125 years. The historic restaurant opened in 1879, changed hands four times, and was home to many titans of the industry. Legendary Southern
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No Pants Subway Ride. Photo by Arin Sang-Urai.Take off your pants and join improve theater troupe Improv Everywhere [https://improveverywhere.com/2019/12/02/save-the-date-no-pants-subway-ride-2020/] for their 19th annual public prank No Pants Subway Ride [https://improveverywhere.com/missions/the-no-pants-subway-ride/] on Sunday, January 12 in New York City. Who
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CROWN HEIGHTS — Last year saw another spike in reported hate crimes, much of it perpetrated against our Jewish neighbors. So we went out to talk to our neighbors [/talking-to-neighbors-anti-semitism-in-williamsburg/], both Jewish and not, about anti-Semitism, hate, what’s being done and could be done. According to NYPD reports, by mid-2019,
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Three Kings Parade. Leonardo March/Bklyner.WILLIAMSBURG — The cold, windy weather didn’t deter community organizations, folk dancers, musical performers, and children from parading, bringing smiles to onlookers gathered along Graham Avenue in Williamsburg on Sunday, January 5, to see the traditional Three Kings Day parade. For Alejandro Zayas, the
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First Lady McCray and Chancellor Richard Carranza visit Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School in Brooklyn for a discussion on anti-Semitism and hate crime prevention on Friday, January 3, 2020. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeOriginally posted on Chalkbeat [https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/01/03/after-a-wave-of-anti-semitic-violence-nyc-schools-plans-curriculum-to-combat-hate/?utm_source=republish&
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Fight Back Bay Ridge organized anti-racism protest on 86th and 3rd Avenue in BrooklynBAY RIDGE — As thousands marched over the Brooklyn Bridge [/jewish-solidarity-march/]in the big Solidarity rally, over 250 residents of Bay Ridge linked hands along 3rd Avenue and made it clear yesterday – hate has no home here, nor
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Solidarity march on Brooklyn bridge. Madeleine Kornfeld/Bklyner.Thousands of people marched in solidarity on Sunday, January 5, to protest anti-Semitism and demonstrate support for Jewish neighbors affected by recent incidents of anti-Semitic violence. A sea of winter hats, hoods, and yarmulkes flooded Foley Square around 11 a.m. in
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Rapid Action In Response To Iran Escalations [https://www.facebook.com/events/s/rapid-action-in-response-to-ir/625347878239711/] Today Mayor Bill De Blasio held a press conference [/iran-and-safety-in-nyc-see-something-say-something/] along with Police Commissioner Dermot Shea and NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and Counterterrorism John Miller to update the public on last night’s
Bushwick
Last year saw another spike in reported hate crimes, much of it perpetrated against our Jewish neighbors. So we went out to talk to our neighbors, both Jewish and not, about anti-Semitism, hate, what’s being done and could be done. According to NYPD reports, by mid-2019, anti-Semetic hate crimes
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Governor Cuomo visited an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Williamsburg with Rabbi David Niederman to show support for the Jewish Community in the wake of the stabbing in Monsey and a recent rash of other anti-Semitic attacks. Photo courtesy of Governer’s office.Local Congressional representatives announce federal aid, Governor Andrew